Eternal Love (1929)

Eternal Love (1929) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Subtitles )
Silent ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
70 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1929 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ernst Lubitsch

Written By:
H.H. Caldwell
Jakob Christoph Heer

Actors:
John Barrymore ..... Marcus Paltran
Camilla Horn ..... Ciglia
Victor Varconi ..... Lorenz Gruber
Hobart Bosworth ..... Rev. Tass
Bodil Rosing ..... Housekeeper
Mona Rico ..... Pia
Evelyn Selbie ..... Pia's mother

Synopsis:

Eternal Love was the last silent film of star John Barrymore and director Ernst Lubitsch; thereafter, both men would concentrate exclusively on talkies. Based on Der Konig der Bernina, a novel by Jakob Christopher Beer, the story is set in the Swiss Alps in 1812. Both forced into loveless marriages, sweethearts Marcus (John Barrymore) and Ciglia (Camilla Horn) continue to carry on a clandestine romance. When Marcus is falsely accused of murdering Ciglia's husband, the two lovers escape into the Alps, with the angry villagers close at their heels. With no other recourse, Marcus and Ciglia elect to commit suicide, walking hand in hand into the path of an avalanche. Filmed on location in the Canadian Rockies, Eternal Love was a most uncharacteristic venture into doom-and-gloom for director Lubitsch, who was never quite so dour again.

In a Swiss Village in 1806, the fiery Marcus and the local clergyman's niece Ciglia are passionately in love. Unfortunately, after getting drunk during a celebration, Marcus is seduced by his aggressive admirer Pia, who uses the encounter to force him into marrying her. Heart-broken, Ciglia tries to forget him by marrying her own persistent admirer, Lorenz. Able to be faithful in deed but not thought, the two pine for each other, inspiring jealousy in their respective spouses. And once Lorenz decides to find a way to force Marcus out of town for good, it seems the relationship between Marcus and Ciglia can only end in tragedy.

In the Swiss Alps of the early 19th century, a couple forced into loveless marriages struggle to find happiness with one another.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 26 October, 2014.